M&A Deal Summary

WildBrain Acquires Nerd Corps Entertainment

On December 3, 2014, WildBrain acquired media company Nerd Corps Entertainment for 57M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WildBrain’s 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is WildBrain’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WildBrain’s 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is WildBrain’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-12-03
Target Nerd Corps Entertainment
Sector Media
Buyer(s) WildBrain
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 57M USD

Target

Nerd Corps Entertainment

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nerd Corps Entertainment, Inc. is a kids animation studio that design and develops animation services for the media industry.

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Buyer

WildBrain

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Media
Employees613
Revenue 533M CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

WildBrain is a international family entertainment rights creation and management company with three-award-winning production facilities, worldwide distribution and a global consumer products business. WildBrain was founded in 2004 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector (Media) 4 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 3 of 3
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-28 Bell Media - Television Channels

Ontario, Canada

Bell Media - Television Channels comprises Family Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior (English-language), and Disney Junior (French-language).

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-10 Peanuts Worldwide

New York, New York, United States

Peanuts Worldwide LLC is one of the world’s greatest entertainment brands, with a tremendous global legacy of comics, animated content and consumer products reaching. Peanuts brand has a strong, diversified global licensing program in approximately 100 territories with approximately 1,120 licensees, including Hallmark, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Cedar Fair. Animated Peanuts classics continue to be #1 ranked prime time TV specials and have been viewed in 196 countries, while 45 million comics are still read daily. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

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